Anxiety disorder, panic, social phobias, OCD, PTSD, depression, schizophrenia, anorexia, bulimia, and substance abuse — these are all categories in one way or another, and are often a mystery box for people who don’t suffer from mental illness. On this episode of State of Independence, Joe Watkins interviews John Andrew Bryant, author of “A Quiet Mind to Suffer With”, who has gone through the wilderness of severe OCD to hope. If you or a friend is suffering, this is an important conversation. (Original Airdate 10-20-23)
Up Next in Season 4 (2023)
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Confronting the Question of Hunger : ...
Who said this? “For I was hungry, and you gave me meat. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in?” You know who said it. It was Jesus. The Son of God. The owner of all things. He also said, “In as much as you have done it to the least of these, you’ve done it u...
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Beyond Boycotts : State of Independence
From the Boston Tea Party onwards, we Americans have used the power of the Boycott to hit our opponents where it hurts—in the wallet. It was a signature act of quiet protest in the civil rights movement—one that was deployed to debilitate a system of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama. But i...
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The Gospel in the Law : State of Inde...
On this episode of State of Independence, Joe Watkins interviews Jeremey Samek, Esq. the Senior Counsel at Independence Law Center who has made it his life’s work to defend religious freedom and the right of conscience in America’s Courtrooms. (original airdate 9-22-23)
